"El hombre es dueño de su silencio, pero prisionero de sus palabras" - Argentinian proverb."Maybe they filmed the poltergeist on a cursed children berialground without knowing it." - Vaagheid'Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength'

From what little I know about him (other than his music), he's been in poor health since the late 1990's...enough that he's almost completely stopped making public appearances. I don't know what those health factors are though. Another factor is that the 9th ward in New Orleans is a pretty poor area, so I'm wondering if, between health and finances, he had a realistic chance and the resources to get out of there.